novelraw Chapter 68
Chapter 68
In the previous text, it was mentioned that the spoils from defeated enemies only yield materials, depending on the level of the gathering skill. The higher the level, the more and rarer the output.
Gathering is divided into many types, but each has its specialization. The level of herb gathering cannot be converted into skinning and boning, and collecting embers and cores from elemental creatures is not far from basic enchanting. Therefore, Lef, the only one in the team with gathering skills, couldn't be of much use.
She was quite adept at dissecting seafood people by the sea, but not so skilled with large birds like the widow hawk.
So when the first male hawk died, Xia Ya just skinned it and plucked its feathers, knowing there wouldn't be anything valuable to find.
However, as the saying goes, "A summer insect cannot discuss ice," and how could The Unfortunate One understand the vibrant world of The Lucky One? The female rogue reached in and...
"Boss, what is this?"
Every time Apulu Pie asked this, Xia Ya's expression was complex.
Indeed, she had found an egg.
But this time, he also realized the underlying issue.
This wasn't just a matter of good luck; as the task difficulty increased, the loot list had become much richer. Although he was unlucky, it was normal; he hadn't seen a pet egg in over a hundred attempts. The only explanation was that such items wouldn't drop in solo mode.
Because Apulu Pie's task trigger method was incorrect, and they were a three-person team, the difficulty had multiplied several times, which greatly enriched the loot list...
Looking at it this way, using Skadi's hand to instantly kill the widow hawk might have been the best choice; otherwise, soloing a level 35, enhanced hawk would have been quite a challenge.
Back to the loot itself.
In Illusory Realm, there are hunters and beast tamers, both capable of carrying pets.
But the difference is, the former's core skill, "Beast Master," can only be learned at level 40 when encountering the Barbarians of the Red Earth Prairie, and the types of beasts that can be tamed as hunting helpers are limited to pigs, hawks, bears, dogs, and their close relatives. The latter, with over a hundred types of "xx Taming Manuals," are considered "books" in item type and require reputation farming in various towns to acquire.
So, if you want to increase manpower to enhance combat power, hiring mercenaries is more convenient and effortless than acquiring pets.
But besides that, there's another method: pet eggs.
As long as you have a pet egg, you can go to a Church of Judgment, pay a trivial amount of gold, drop a drop of blood on the unborn pet egg, and form a contract. Then, by completing a series of warm and harmonious daily tasks, you can raise it, and in less than half a month, you'll have a battle pet.
You don't even need to train in another profession; you can directly take the battle pet into combat.
Although not dual-training as a hunter or beast tamer means the battle pet only has one life and cannot be stored, it's still quite convenient.
All this is based on having a pet egg...
And she really had one.
Looking at the crystal-clear egg, Xia Ya glanced at Andrew, who was still unconscious.
When he did this series of tasks back then, it was this guy who told him, "Don't hope to find an egg from wild female birds because they would never let their offspring fall into the hands of their killer."
He thought this was a setting told by an NPC, marveling at the greatness of maternal love and convincing himself that not finding a bird egg was only natural...
Why believe someone even unluckier than himself?
Xia Ya couldn't help but sigh.
"This is a pet egg," he briefly explained its benefits, then tossed it to Apulu Pie. "You're a quad-class, right? Consider majoring in hunter and put the others on hold. The recovery speed of the pet storage space and the strength of the battle pet depend on your hunter level."
"Oh, oh..."
Apulu Pie put away the pet egg and then quietly asked, "Boss, is this very precious?"
"It is quite precious, but it's just one of those things. After all, you found it; it's fate." Xia Ya smiled.
He felt he needed to find a way to verify if he was truly unlucky; otherwise, he couldn't get over this mental hurdle.
"But the monster was killed by you. I did nothing but cheer from the side... And I've already trained in four professions. My overall rating is too high; they said it's a wasted account, and you're giving me something so precious..."
Apulu Pie unusually became bashful.
"What are you talking about? Who told you that?" Xia Ya scoffed at her words. "How you play the game is your freedom. Don't listen to others' nonsense. A high overall rating means multi-classing is really strong. There's no such thing as 'waste.' Just take it; don't be coy. If you think about it, the monster was killed by the old fairy, and the old fairy was summoned by you, so the loot rightfully belongs to you."
Apulu Pie was amused by him, and the girl lowered her head for a moment, then suddenly whispered, "Thank you."
"Wow, you actually know how to say thank you?"
"Of course! I'm not stupid. Boss, you're so good to me! Not only do you help me show off and take me flying, but you don't interfere with me at all! Those guys on the forum say that two professions are enough, and anything above three is trash. They're always telling others how to play the game. What's that about? I'm quad-classing, so what? Boss, you know way more than they do and never criticize. You're the best!"
"Alright, alright, you can praise me, but don't shout so loudly..."
Xia Ya chuckled.
The female rogue sounded like a rebellious girl trying to vent in the game, yet she couldn't help but be influenced by others' thoughts, wanting to ignore those voices but lacking confidence. Perhaps in reality, she was used to being dictated to and interfered with...
The power of habit is truly strong.
But in reality, she was already very strong, at least stronger than Xia Ya was in his first playthrough.
He was about to say something when Apulu Pie suddenly called out.
"Boss!"
"Huh?"
Xia Ya looked up, and a slightly flushed face suddenly approached, pecking him on the cheek like a dragonfly skimming the water.
With just a light touch, the female rogue nimbly jumped back and made a face at him.
"Boss, you're the best! If you ever figure it out, come meet me offline! I'll treat you to tea with milk!"
The usually brash girl surprisingly showed a rare blush, with a hint of girlish charm in her eyes for a moment.
What the...
Xia Ya was momentarily stunned, then shook his head helplessly.
He first made a chest-patting gesture, then pointed at her, and finally shook his head seriously.
"Ugh! You're bad!"
The girlish sentiment was instantly doused, and Apulu Pie ran off with a pout.
...
When Andrew woke up, the first thing he did was bow three times to the north.
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Then he looked at Xia Ya with a complicated expression.
As a native of Allendale and a level 22 Ice Summoner, he naturally knew that projections had no offensive capabilities, so he naturally linked the abnormal situation to a divine appearance.
The faith of Ice City residents in the gods is much more deep-rooted than the faith of other people on this continent in the Holy Spirits. Unlike the typical believers of the Lugor Kingdom, when bandits who renounced the Holy Spirits demanded they desecrate the statues of the Holy Spirits with filth, these guys urinated farther than anyone else.
The faith of Ice City residents is maintained with their lives, so Andrew was at a loss about how to face Xia Ya.
To condemn or denounce him... didn't seem right, as this guy survived after fighting with Skadi's projection... What was the divine intention?
To flatter or fawn over him... he couldn't bring himself to do that, as the other party had just been disrespectful to the gods.
It was quite a dilemma...
Xia Ya understood what he was thinking with just a glance and went up to pat his old friend's shoulder.
"If Skadi really blamed me, I would have been frozen into a statue just now. How could I have used her power to kill that monster?"
"You, you, you even received a divine oracle!?"
"Of course. She said she's very interested in me." Xia Ya shrugged.
Andrew's complicated expression instantly turned into lemon-colored envy.